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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20201937 Ver 2_DeadTree_PhaseA_MY2_MonitoringR_FINAL_20240320Annual Monitoring Report MY2 (2023) FINAL DEAD TREE PHASE A NUTRIENT OFFSET BANK PARCEL DWR Project # 2020-1937 V2 Tar-Pamlico River Basin In Agreement with: The Dead Tree Mitigation Banking Instrument for Nutrient Offset Mitigation Credits Pursuant to the Tar-Pamlico Nutrient Management Strategy MARCH 2024 Prepared By: Restoration Systems, LLC 1101 Haynes St. Suite 211 Raleigh, NC 27604 Phone: 919-755-9490 Fax: 919-755-9492 Dead Tree Phase A Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel pg1 Year 2 Monitoring Report – COMMENT RESPONSE MEMO – MARCH 2024 Dead Tree Phase A Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel - DWR Project # 2020-1937 V2 Year 2 Monitoring Report – COMMENT RESPONSE MEMO Comments/Responses: Comment 1. A requirement for an easement boundary check to be performed every year is noted in section 5.2 but does not seem to be included in the monitoring report. Include this information as a response to this comment and make sure that this information is included in all future monitoring reports even if no encroachments were observed – it is recommended that this information be included as a stand-alone section either within, before or after “Parcel Maintenance”. Response: Noted. A boundary check was performed in 2023. There are no encroachments to report at this time. Comment 2. No stem height or vigor data is included in this report, despite being required as per the relevant BPDP Section 5.1 which states "Species Composition, height, and survival rates will be evaluated on an annual basis by plot". RS needs to submit the missing data in response to this comment. DWR will accept the CVS Vegetation Monitoring Data (VMD) datasheets with raw data to meet this requirement. It is not required to export vigor and height into tables Response: Noted. This data has been added to Appendix B. Comment 3. Section 5.1 states that 46 out of 49 plots are meeting the success criteria. This is incorrect, as it is only true for the density success criteria of 260 stems/acre and does not take into account the diversity criteria. Only 41 of the 49 plots are meeting all of the vegetation success criteria. Failing diversity success criteria will not always result in the necessity for an AMP, but it is data that is required to be recorded and acknowledged as a performance standard to accurately reflect the site characteristics Response: Noted. Comment 4. Of the 8 plots failing one of the success criteria, the 3 that are newly failing in MY2 are 19, 35, and 44. Is another AMP being considered to address the trajectory of these plots meeting success criteria? Response: An AMP may be considered if early monitoring during MY3 shows a significant area of concern. The areas around the listed plots will be checked. Comment 5. Additionally, plots failing density requirement of 260 stems/acre are not specified in Figure 2. Make sure to color code which plots are failing density success criteria in Figure 2 in all future monitoring reports. Response: Noted. Dead Tree Phase A Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Table of Contents MY2 Monitoring Report – MARCH 2024 Dead Tree Phase A Nutrient Offset and Bank Parcel DWR Project # 2020-1937 V2 Annual Monitoring Report MY1 (2023) Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Parcel Location ................................................................................................................................. 1 2.1 Parcel Background ..................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Parcel Objectives ....................................................................................................................... 2 3.0 Restoration Activities ....................................................................................................................... 3 3.1 Riparian Area Restoration Activities ......................................................................................... 4 3.2 Parcel Protection ....................................................................................................................... 5 4.0 Mitigation Potential ......................................................................................................................... 6 5.0 Monitoring Protocol & Success Criteria ........................................................................................... 6 5.1 Monitoring Protocol .................................................................................................................. 6 5.2 Parcel Maintenance .................................................................................................................. 6 5.3 Long Term Management Plan ................................................................................................... 7 6.0 Financial Assurance .......................................................................................................................... 7 7.0 References ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Appendix A: General Figures and Tables Figure 1 - Parcel Location / Service Area Figure 2 - Current Conditions Plan View Table 1 - Project Components and Mitigation Credits Table 2 - Project Activity and Reporting History Table 3 - Project Contact Table 4 - Project Baseline Information and Attributes Appendix B: Vegetation Data Table 5 – MY2 CVS Output Data Vigor Data Vegetation Plot Photos 1 – 49 Dead Tree Phase A Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Page 1 MY2 Monitoring Report – MARCH 2024 1.0 Introduction Restoration Systems (Sponsor) is pleased to provide the North Carolina Division of Water Resources (NC DWR) this Annual Monitoring Report (MY2 2023) for the Dead Tree Phase A Bank Parcel (Parcel) as agreed upon in the Dead Tree Nutrient Offset Umbrella Banking Instrument (UBI) and Dead Tree Phase A Bank Parcel Development Package (BPDP), made and entered into on October 19, 2021 by Restoration Systems, LLC, acting as Bank Sponsor (Sponsor), and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), Division of Water Resources (DWR). This document details the riparian area restoration activities, monitoring efforts, and the final mitigation potential of the Parcel. Measuring 65.15 acres, the Parcel is designed to provide mitigation credits for unavoidable impacts due to development within the Tar-Pamlico River Basin. NCDWR representatives conducted an onsite determination for parcel applicability and suitability of Site Features on December 30, 2020 and January 5, 2021. A Site Viability letter for Buffer & Nutrient Offset was provided by the Division on April 6, 2021 and May 11, 2021. Restoration Systems (RS) was granted a Conservation Easement by the various landowners on April 5, 2022. The final conservation easements were recorded at the Edgecombe County Register of Deeds in Book No. 1754, Page 992-1008, 1009-1023, and 1024-1049. A plat including all easement areas was recorded in Plat Cabinet 12 pages 219-224 on February 10, 2022. Easements were assigned to the North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation on May 31, 2023- see Book 1780 pages 649-668, 669-699, and 720- 741. RS began preparation for restoration of the riparian buffer and planted the Parcel in February of 2022. Riparian buffer restoration activities included ripping/bedding of the parcel with a narrow set plow, bare- root planting, and broadcast application of a permanent seed mix. On September 27-28, 2023, Axiom Environmental surveyed forty-nine (49) Carolina Vegetation Survey (CVS) monitoring plots and collected Year 2 Monitoring data (Appendix B). 2.0 Parcel Location The Parcel is located between Whitakers and Leggett, approximately 5.5 miles east of the town of Whitakers in Edgecombe County, NC. The Parcel is within the Tar-Pamlico River Basin 14- digit USGS Cataloging Unit 03020101130100 of the Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain (North Carolina Division of Water Quality [NCDWQ] Sub-basin Number 03- 03-02) (Figure 1, Appendix A). Parcel Location: (36.093067°, -77.621206°) Directions to Parcel from Raleigh: - Get on I-440 E from Capital Blvd (2.4 mi) - Take exit 14 and continue on US-64 E (43.9 mi) - Take exit 464 and merge onto I-95 N toward Richmond (6.4 mi) - Take exit 145 for NC-4/NC-48 toward US-301 and turn left onto NC-4 N/NC-48 N (1.0 mi) - Turn right onto Watson Seed Farm Rd (3.4 mi) - Turn right onto NC-33 E (3.0 mi) - Turn left onto S White St/White Oak Swamp Rd (0.1 mi) - Turn right onto W Pippen St and continue onto NC-33 E (5.4 mi) - Turn left onto Red Hill Church Rd and destination is on the left (0.3 mi) - Latitude, Longitude: 36.093067°, -77.621206° Dead Tree Phase A Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Page 2 MY2 Monitoring Report – MARCH 2024 2.1 Parcel Background The Parcel encompasses 65.15 acres of land over one tract of forested and open historical agricultural fields. Prior to Parcel development, land use is described as agricultural row crop production including cotton, corn, and peanuts. The landowners regularly applied fertilizers and herbicides to the fields. Site Features are devoid of woody vegetation outside of forested areas due to historic and agricultural practices. The Parcel is comprised of one tract with hydrological features that drain to White Oak Swamp approximately 1.2 miles downstream. White Oak Swamp is classified as C and NSW by DWR. Class C waters are designated for recreational use, agriculture, fishing and fish consumption, and the maintenance of biological integrity for wildlife. The NSW designation applies to surface waters that are experiencing excessive growths of microscopic or macroscopic vegetation. There were no existing structures in the project area. An existing utility line runs along the northern edge of Red Hill Church Road. The utility lines are excluded from the Parcel’s footprint. An additional five-foot offset has been applied between the utility right-of-way and the start of the conservation easement boundary. 2.2 Parcel Objectives The primary goals associated with the restoration of riparian areas within the Bank Parcel focused on providing ecological and water quality enhancements to the Tar-Pamlico River Basin by restoring the riparian area to create a functional riparian corridor. Goals were accomplished as outlined in the following table. Goal Objective Decrease nutrient levels Nutrient input will be decreased by filtering runoff from the agricultural fields through restored native buffer zones. The off- site nutrient input will also be absorbed on-site by filtering flood flows through restored floodplain areas, where flood flows can disperse through native vegetation. Decrease sediment input Sediment from off-site sources will be captured by deposition on restored floodplain areas where native vegetation will slow overland flow velocities. Decrease water temperature and increase dissolved oxygen concentrations Planted riparian trees will shade the streams as they mature reducing thermal pollution. Create appropriate terrestrial habitat Riparian areas adjacent to ditches and streams will be restored by planting native vegetation. Permanently protect the project Parcel from harmful uses A conservation easement will be recorded on the Parcel. Dead Tree Phase A Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Page 3 MY2 Monitoring Report – MARCH 2024 3.0 Restoration Activities Riparian area restoration involved planting appropriate native tree species along the 200-foot-wide riparian corridor of streams and hydrologically connected ditches at a density of 680 stems per acre on 8ft x 8ft spacing. Vegetation management and herbicide applications may be needed over the first few years of tree establishment in the riparian restoration areas to prevent encroachment of undesirable species that may out-compete the planted native vegetation. Tree species planted across the riparian areas of the Parcel included those listed in Table C. Stems were mixed prior to planting to ensure diversity of bare roots across the planted area. A seed mix including the species listed in Table D was applied to provide temporary and permanent ground cover for soil stabilization and reduction of sediment loss during rain events in areas without existing herbaceous cover. Planting took place on February 1, 2022. Table A – Restoration Plan Activities Restoration Plan Activity Phase Specific Actions Riparian Restoration Within the Site' s proposed conservation easements: - Treatment of Bermuda and fescue grass species within active pasture areas (see Herbaceous Treatment note above). - Site-wide discing of agricultural and pasture areas ahead of planting — discing occurred parallel to the Site Features, promoting floodwater attenuation by increasing frictional resistance of floodwaters crossing Parcel floodplains. - Establishment of a native herbaceous community via site -specific seed mix (see Permanent Seed – Table D) - Establishment of a native hardwood forest via the planting of bare -root saplings from the top of bank out a maximum of 2QB' along Parcel Features —Planting List – Table C Dead Tree Phase A Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Page 4 MY2 Monitoring Report – MARCH 2024 Table B – Summary Protection Activities Parcel protection (65.44 acres) 1.) Restoration Systems (RS) was granted a Conservation Easement by the various landowners on April 5, 2022. The final conservation easements were recorded at the Edgecombe County Register of Deeds in Book No. 1754, Page 992-1008, 1009- 1023, and 1024-1049. A plat including all easement areas was recorded in Plat Cabinet 12 pages 219-224 on February 10, 2022. Easements were assigned to the North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation on May 31, 2023- see Book 1780 pages 649-668, 669-699, and 720-741. 2.) RS marked the easement at every corner with an iron, CE cap, and corner t-post. Additionally, easement posts were placed every 200-feet along the Parcel boundaries. 3.1 Riparian Area Restoration Activities Restoration of the riparian area allows for recolonization and expansion of characteristic species across the landscape. The riparian areas were restored according to the Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (2014). The planting plan for the riparian restoration area included planting 42,000 native bare-root hardwood saplings across 60.271 acres at a Parcel density of +/- 600 stems per acre and live stakes for stream bank stabilization where necessary. The planted species composition is intentionally diverse and while based on these communities, also accounted for local observations and nursery availability. All species were selected based on their ability for sediment stabilization, rapid growth rate, the ability to withstand hydraulic forces associated with flood events, suitability to specific soil types, and Parcel conditions. Tree species were mixed thoroughly before planting to provide a diverse and random plant across the Site. Planting density is set to ensure sufficient diversity and density of planted stems outlined in Rule 15A NCAC 02B.0295 (2014) of 260 trees per acre at the end of five years. No one tree species will be greater than 50% of the established stems. The bare root planting list is provided in Table C followed by the permanent seed mix in Table D. Year 2 (2023) vegetation data is provided in Appendix B. Year 2 data was collected on September 27-28, 2023 by Axiom Environmental and derived an average planted stem density of 441 planted stems per acre. Dead Tree Phase A Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Page 5 MY2 Monitoring Report – MARCH 2024 Table C – Planting List Common Name Scientific Name Tree/Shrub* Number of Stems Species % of Total River birch Betula nigra Tree 3,750 8.9% Common hackberry Celtis occidentalis Tree 2,100 5.0% Eastern redbud Cercis canadensis Shrub 2,100 5.0% Persimmon Diospyros virginiana Tree 3,600 8.6% Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Tree 2,100 5.0% Yellow poplar Liriodendron tulipifera Tree 3,600 8.6% Southern crabapple Malus angustifolia Tree 500 1.2% Mulberry Morus rubra Tree 3,600 8.6% Black gum Nyssa sylvatica Tree 2,100 5.0% Sycamore Platanus occidentalis Tree 2,200 5.2% Oak (White) Quercus alba Tree 3,600 8.6% Oak (Swamp chestnut) Quercus michauxii Tree 3,600 8.6% Oak (Water) Quercus nigra Tree 3,600 8.6% Oak (Red) Quercus rubra Tree 1,050 2.5% American elm Ulmus americana Tree 3,600 8.6% Southern arrowwood Viburnum dentatum Shrub 900 2.1% Total 16 Species 42,000 100% Table D – Permanent Seed Common Name Amount (in pounds) Common Name Amount (in pounds) Common Yarrow 1.80 Perennial Gaillardia (Blanketflower) 3.00 Winter Bentgrass 3.00 Narrowleaf Sunflower 2.40 Blue False Indigo 0.60 Oxeye Sunflower 3.00 Plains Coreopsis 3.00 Wild Bergamot 0.60 Lanceleaf Coreopsis 3.00 Deertongue, Tioga 3.0 Cosmos 3.00 Clasping Coneflower 0.60 Rocket Larkspur 1.80 Blackeyed Susan 3.00 Showy Ticktrefoil 3.00 Purpletop 15.00 Purple Coneflower 3.00 Blue Vervain 1.20 Virginia Wildrye, 'Madison' 6.00 Total (pounds) 60.00 3.2 Parcel Protection Restoration Systems (RS) was granted a Conservation Easement by the various landowners on April 5, 2022. The final conservation easements were recorded at the Edgecombe County Register of Deeds in Book No. 1754, Page 992-1008, 1009-1023, and 1024-1049. A plat including all easement areas was recorded in Plat Cabinet 12 pages 219-224 on February 10, 2022. Easements were assigned to the North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation on May 31, 2023- see Book 1780 pages 649-668, 669-699, and 720- 741. RS marked the easement at every corner with an iron, CE cap, and corner t-post. Dead Tree Phase A Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Page 6 MY2 Monitoring Report – MARCH 2024 4.0 Mitigation Potential Of the Parcel's 65.15 acres protected under the conservation easement, 60.02 acres are anticipated to provide Nitrogen and Phosphorus Nutrient Offset Credits equivalent to 135,901.542 pounds of nitrogen offset credit and 8,753.110 pounds of phosphorous offset credit. Riparian area restoration, measured from the top of bank on Parcel streams and ditches, will include at least 50' from the tops of banks and will extend outward a maximum of 200' from tops of banks and will generate Nutrient Offset Credits that are not transferable to Riparian Buffer Credit per the approved UBI. Nitrogen and Phosphorous offset credits will be generated from the project and shown on separate ledgers. 5.0 Monitoring Protocol & Success Criteria 5.1 Monitoring Protocol Restoration monitoring procedures for vegetation at each Phase will monitor plant survival and species diversity. Quantitative sampling will include forty-nine (49) permanent 10 x 10-meter vegetation plots as outlined in the CVS Level 1-2 Protocol for Recording Vegetation, Version 4.2 (Lee et al. 2008) and will occur no earlier than Fall of each year (Figure 2, Appendix A). Vegetation plot placement will adequately represent riparian buffer credit and nutrient offset credit areas. A reference photo will be taken from the origin point of each plot (Appendix B). All planted stems in the plots will be marked with flagging tape and recorded. Data collected will include species, height, planting type (planted stem and/or volunteer). Total and planted stem density by plot and species will be reported during monitoring years 0-5 (Table 5, Appendix B). Individual and average stem height data will be reported during monitoring years 3-5. Monitoring of the restoration efforts will be performed for five years or until success criteria are fulfilled. Restoration Systems shall submit to NCDWR annual monitoring reports no later than December 31st of each year. Each report will document the success of the vegetation and any maintenance, supplemental planting, or encroachment within the easement areas. Success criteria within the buffer will be based on the survival of planted species at a density of 260 stems per acre after five years of monitoring. Year 2 (2023) monitoring occurred on September 27-28, 2023, and resulted in an average of 441 planted stems/acre across the Site. Additionally, 46 out of the 49 individual plots met success criteria (Appendix B). 5.2 Parcel Maintenance If the Parcel or a specific component of the Parcel fails to achieve the success criteria outlined in Section 5.1, adaptive measures will be developed and/ or appropriate remedial actions will be implemented. Site maintenance will be performed to correct any identified problems on the Parcel that have a high likelihood of affecting the project success. Such items include, but are not limited to, fire, flooding, drought, or insects that cause excess tree mortality. Any actions implemented will be designed to achieve the success criteria and will include a work schedule and updated monitoring criteria. Any parcel maintenance performed will be included in the monitoring report for that year. A rigorous herbicide schedule may need to be implemented in the first few years of tree establishment in the restoration areas to prevent the establishment of invasive species that may out-compete the planted native vegetation. The only herbicides used on the Parcel will be aquatic approved herbicides that will be applied in accordance with North Carolina Department of Agriculture rules and regulations. The easement boundary will be checked annually as part of monitoring activities. Easement boundary conditions and any maintenance performed will be reported in the annual monitoring reports to DWR. If mowing is deemed necessary by the Sponsor during the monitoring period, the Sponsor must receive approval from DWR prior to conducting any mowing within Tar-Pamlico Buffer Zones 1 and 2 to ensure that no buffer violations have occurred. Dead Tree Phase A Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Page 7 MY2 Monitoring Report – MARCH 2024 5.3 Long Term Management Plan A permanent conservation easement to preserve all areas and prohibit all use of the property inconsistent with its use as a nutrient offset and riparian buffer mitigation property, including any activity that would materially alter the biological integrity of the Site/ Parcel was recorded at the Edgecombe County Register of Deeds on 4/05/2022 in Book 1754, Page 992-1008, 1009-1023, and 1024-1049. RS assigned the conservation easement and its interests in perpetuity to a qualified holder under NC General Statute ("GS") 121- 34 et seq. and 170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code on 5/31/2023. The assignment is recorded in Deed Book 1780 pages 649-668, 669-699, and 720-741. The holder is the North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation, which is certified under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and has been approved by DWR. 6.0 Financial Assurance RS secured all financial assurances according to the approved UBI. No bond shall be less than $150,000 to cover the costs of construction and no less than $100,000 initially, to cover monitoring expenses. Performance bonds for monitoring shall be renewed at least annually to cover the next year’s monitoring period, with confirmation of renewal provided to DWR with each annual monitoring report when applicable. DWR reserves the right to alter the credit release schedule if monitoring reports are submitted without proof of bond renewals when applicable. 7.0 References Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule - 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (Published November 17, 2014) Lee, M.T., R.K. Peet, S.D. Roberts, and T.R. Wentworth. 2008. CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation. Version 4.2. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Ecosystem Enhancement Program. Raleigh, North Carolina. Schafale, M. P. and Weakley, 2012. A Classification of the Natural Communities of North Carolina, Fourth Approximation. US Department of Agriculture (USDA), 2021. Web Soil Survey (online). Available: https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htm [Accessed July 19, 2021]. US Fish and Wildlife Service, 2021. Endangered Species, Threatened Species, and Candidate Species, Wake County, North Carolina (online). Available: https://www.fws.gov/raleigh/species/cntylist/wake.html (Accessed July 19, 2021). Dead Tree Phase A Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Appendix A: General Figures and Tables MY2 Monitoring Report – MARCH 2024 Appendix A: General Figures and Tables Figure 1 - Parcel Location / Service Area Figure 2 - Current Conditions Plan View Table 1 - Project Components and Mitigation Credits Table 2 - Project Activity and Reporting History Table 3 - Project Contact Table 4 - Project Baseline Information and Attributes !( FIGURE Drawn by: Date: Scale: Projec t No.: Title: Projec t: Prepared for: 1³ Dead Tree Phase A Nutrient Offset Mitigation Bank Parcel USGS 14-D igit Hydrologic Unit03020101-130100 36.093067°, -77.621206° 0 30 6015Miles Legend NC County Boundaries Tar Pamlico River Ba sin NC River Subbasins: USGS 8 -Digit HUCs Bank Parcel Service Area - Nutrient Offset: Tar-Pamlico Rive r, S ub-Basin USGS Hydrologic Unit 0302 0101 Edgecombe County Service Layer Credits: Sou rces: Es ri, HERE,DeLorme, Intermap, increment P Corp., GEBCO,USGS, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, IGN, KadasterNL, Ordnance Survey, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China(Hong Ko ng), swisstopo, MapmyIndia, © RJH August 2022 1:1,000,000 2020-1937 V2 PARCEL LOCATIONAND SERVICEAREA NC DEQ Division of Water Resou rces 401 & Isolated Wetlands/Waters Program & 401 Stormwater DEAD TREE PHASE A (T P 01)NUTRIENT OFFSETBANK PARCEL ASBUILT Feat ur e 1A-D Dit ch Feat ur e 1A-E Ephem e ra l Feat ur e 1A-1 Int er m itt ent /Per ennial Feat ur e 1B Dit ch Feat ur e 1Ca Ephem e ra l Feat ur e 1E Ditch Feat ur e 1F Dit chFeature 1 - St art Int er m itt ent /Per ennial Feat ur e 1D Dit ch Feat ur e 1 Int er m itt ent /Per ennial Utilit y Line : 30-Foo t Right -O f-Way (RO W) Ease me nt is 5-Fee t Byo nd RO W Dif fu se Flow Cre dit Deduc tion Re quir ed; Area P la nte d & No C red it G iv en Dif fu se Flow Cre dit Deduc tion Re quir ed; Area P la nte d & No C red it G iv en No D if fu se Flow Cre dit Dedu ct io n Requ ir ed; Edge of Ease m ent is St ar t of Dit ch F lo w int o Par cel, Rem ainde r of Dit ch Sub je ct t o Pha se B Ease m ent and Rep la nt in g. No D if fu se Flow Cre dit Dedu ct io n Requ ir ed; Or igin Point o f Ditc h is I nc lu ded in th e Conse rv at io n Ease me nt . Ar ea Abo ve Ditc h to b e P la nt ed. No D if fu se Flow Cre dit Dedu ct io n Requ ir ed; Or igin Point o f Ditc h is I nc lu ded in th e CE. No C onne ct io n Unde r Red Hill Chur ch Rd . Area A bov e D it ch wa s P la nt ed. Cred it Rem ov ed fo r Les s Than 50 -f ee t. 5 6 8 4 72 3 1 9 11 12 10 20 40 18 17 24 38 14 23 15 26 33 25 46 16 19 37 48 35 44 28 13 32 30 29 27 31 47 22 39 34 42 45 43 36 21 49 41 400 0 400 800 1,2 00200 Feet Legen d Dead Tr ee - Su bject Fee-Sim ple Par cels Dead Tre e Pha se A (TP 01 ) - Co ns er vat ion Ea se m ent : 6 5.15 A cr es Dead Tre e Pha se B (TP 02) - Co nse rv at ion Ea sem e nt : 1 50.94 Acr es Dead Tr ee Ph ase A (TP 0 1) - I nst alled CVS Plot s (4 9 Tot al) Dead Tr ee - Su rv eye d Top of Ba nk Dead Tre e - Ph ase A (TP 0 1) - NO C Ar ea s No Cre dit (DW R M em o #200 8-019 , Diff u se Flow ) No Cre dit - Les s Tha n 50-Fe et Rest or at ion (TO B - 2 00-f t) - NO C Pre ser v at io n (TO B - 200 -f t ) - No Cr edit TO B O f f set s - S ur vey ed Top of Ban k O ff se ts TO B t o 5 0 Fee t TO B t o 1 00 Fe et TO B t o 2 00 Fe et NO TE ABO UT W I DTHS & CREDI TI NG : Nutr ient O ff set C red it (NO C) Nut rien t O ff set Cre dit is cont iguo us f rom TO B, is a m in im um of 50 f t. f r om t he TO B and a m ax im u m of 200 f t. fr om th e TO B. FIGU R E Dra wn b y: Da te: Sca le : Pro jec t N o.: Tit le: Pro jec t: Pre pa red fo r: 2³ Ed g ec om be C ou n ty KR J 1:4 ,5 0 0 C C P VAND C R E D IT MA P D E A D T R E E PH A S E A (TP 01 )N U TR IE N T OF F SE TBANK PA R C E L N C D EQ D iv isio n o f Wa te r R es o urc e s 40 1 & Iso la te d Wetla n ds /Wate rs Pr og ra m & 4 01 Sto rm wa ter Ima ge ry: 20 2 1 NC On eMa p Octo be r 20 23 20 20 -19 3 7 V 2 Table 1. Dead Tree Bank Parcel - Phase A - Tar-Pam 01, 2020-1937v2, Project Credits Project Area N Credit Conversion Ratio (ft2/pound) P Credit Conversion Ratio (ft2/pound) Credit Type Location Subject? (enter NO if ephemeral or ditch 1) Feature Type Mitigation Activity Min-Max Buffer Width (ft)Feature Name Total Area (ft2) Total (Creditable) Area of Buffer Mitigation (ft2) Initial Credit Ratio (x:1)% Full Credit Final Credit Ratio (x:1) Convertible to Riparian Buffer? Riparian Buffer Credits Convertible to Nutrient Offset? Delivered Nutrient Offset: N (lbs) Delivered Nutrient Offset: P (lbs) Nutrient Offset Rural No Ditch Restoration 0-100 1A-D, 1Ca, 1D, 1E, 1F 711,270 1 100%No —Yes 37,115.019 2,390.494 Nutrient Offset Rural No Ditch Restoration 101-200 1A-D, 1Ca, 1D, 1E, 1F 646,853 1 33%No —Yes 33,753.654 2,173.996 ——— Nutrient Offset Rural No Ephemeral Restoration 0-100 1A-E, 1B 94,631 1 100%No —Yes 4,937.972 318.044 Nutrient Offset Rural No Ephemeral Restoration 101-200 1A-E, 1B 109,656 1 33%No —Yes 5,721.997 368.541 ——— Nutrient Offset Rural Yes I / P Restoration 0-100 1, 1A-1 550,860 1 100%No —Yes 28,744.611 1,851.375 Nutrient Offset Rural Yes I / P Restoration 101-200 1, 1A-1 491,547 1 33%No —Yes 25,649.579 1,652.031 ——— Nutrient Offset Rural No Ditch Restoration Diffused Flow Deduction Features 1Ca, 1F 8,700 1 No —No —— ——— Nutrient Offset Rural No Ditch Restoration Less Than 50-Feet Feature 1D 945 1 No —No —— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— Totals (ft2):2,614,462 0 0.000 135,922.832 8,754.481 Total Buffer (ft2):0 0 Total Nutrient Offset (ft2):2,614,462 N/A Total Ephemeral Area (ft2) for Credit:0 0 Total Eligible Ephemeral Area (ft2):0 0.0%Ephemeral Reaches as % TABM Enter Preservation Credits Below Total Eligible for Preservation (ft2):0 0.0%Preservation as % TABM Credit Type Location Subject?Feature Type Mitigation Activity Min-Max Buffer Width (ft)Feature Name Total Area (sf) Total (Creditable) Area for Buffer Mitigation (ft2) Initial Credit Ratio (x:1)% Full Credit Final Credit Ratio (x:1) Riparian Buffer Credits Buffer — Buffer — Buffer — — — — — Buffer — Buffer — Preservation Area Subtotals (ft2):0 0 Square Feet Credits 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0.000 Square Feet Credits Nitrogen:135,922.832 Phosphorus:8,754.4812,614,462 TOTAL AREA OF BUFFER MITIGATION (TABM) TOTAL NUTRIENT OFFSET MITIGATION Mitigation Totals Nutrient Offset: Preservation: Total Riparian Buffer: Tar-Pamlico 03020101 19.16394 297.54099 Restoration: Enhancement: Mitigation Totals 1. The Randleman Lake buffer rules allow some ditches to be classified as subject according to 15A NCAC 02B .0250 (5)(a). last updated 08/03/2020 Dead Tree Phase A Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Appendix A: General Figures and Tables MY2 Monitoring Report – MARCH 2024 Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History Activity / Milestone BPDP Proposed Date Actual Date BPDP Approved NA November 16, 2021 Parcel Protection NA Recorded April 5, 2022 Planting February, 2022 February, 2022 As-built Data Collection March, 2022 April 27 – May 5 Construction Completion Walkthrough NA June 21, 2022 As-built Report Submittal NA August, 2022 MY1 Report Submittal NA December, 2022 MY2 Report Submittal NA December, 2023 Year 2-5 Monitoring December 2023 - 2026 On schedule Table 3: Project Contact Firm POC & Address Full Delivery Provider Restoration Systems, LLC 1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211 Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 George Howard and John Preyer 919.755.9490 Designer/Permitting: Restoration Systems, LLC Raymond Holz: 919.755.9490 1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211 Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Planting Contractor: Restoration Systems, LLC Josh Merritt: 919.755.9490 1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211 Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Seeding Contractor: Restoration Systems, LLC Matthew Harrell: 919.755.9490 1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211 Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Nursery Stock Suppliers: ArborGen 1.888.888.7158 Baseline Data Collection Axiom Environmental, Inc. Grant Lewis; 919.215.1693 218 Snow Ave. Raleigh, NC 27603 Vegetation Monitoring: Axiom Environmental, Inc. Grant Lewis; 919.215.1693 218 Snow Ave. Raleigh, NC 27603 Table 4: Project Baseline Information & Attributes Project Information Project Name Dead Tree Phase A County Edgecombe Project Area (acres) 65.44 Project Coordinates (latitude and longitude) 36.093067ºN, -77.621206ºW (NAD83/WGS84) Project Watershed Summary Information Physiographic Province Inner Coastal Plain River Basin Tar-Pamlico USGS Hydrologic Unit 8-digit 03020101 USGS Hydrologic Unit14-digit 03020101130100 DWR Sub-basin 03-03-02 Project Drainage Area, Total Outfall (acres) 256 Project Drainage Area Percentage of Impervious Area <5% Dead Tree Phase A Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Appendix B: Vegetation Data MY2 Monitoring Report – MARCH 2024 Appendix B: Vegetation Data Table 5 – MY2 CVS Output Data Vigor Data Vegetation Plot Photos 1-49 Table 5. Total Stems by Plot and Species PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T Acer rubrum red maple Tree Betula nigra river birch Tree 1 1 1 3 3 3 Celtis occidentalis common hackberry Tree 555 111 Cercis canadensis eastern redbud Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1 111333 Diospyros virginiana common persimmon Tree 444222111 111 333 Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Tree 666 Juglans nigra black walnut Tree Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Tree Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Tree 2 2 20 9 333 2216 Morus rubra red mulberry Tree 222333666111333 Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Tree 222 111 Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Tree 2 2 2 Prunus serotina black cherry Tree Quercus oak Tree 2 2 2 111222 Quercus alba white oak Tree 444 111 Quercus lyrata overcup oak Tree Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak Tree 111333222333222222444111111 Quercus nigra water oak Tree 222 111 Quercus rubra northern red oak Tree 111111 111111 Ulmus americana American elm Tree 1 1 1 111444 111111 Viburnum dentatum southern arrowwood Shrub 222 11112999186667771313139991414141111111111117778822 1111111111 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 666556444333555555444444555555555 445.2 445.2 1174 364.2 364.2 728.4 242.8 242.8 242.8 283.3 283.3 283.3 526.1 526.1 526.1 364.2 364.2 364.2 566.6 566.6 566.6 445.2 445.2 445.2 445.2 445.2 445.2 283.3 283.3 283.3 323.7 323.7 890.3 Color for Density Exceeds requirements by 10% PnoLS = Planted excluding livestakes Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10% P‐all = Planting including livestakes Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10% T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakes Fails to meet requirements by more than 10% T includes natural recruits 22010_01‐01‐0001 22010_01‐01‐0002 22010_01‐01‐000522010_01‐01‐000422010_01‐01‐0003 22010_01‐01‐001022010_01‐01‐000922010_01‐01‐000822010_01‐01‐000722010_01‐01‐0006 Scientific Name Common Name Species Type 22010_01‐01‐0011 1 0.02 Current Plot Data (MY2 2023) Project Code 22010_01.  Project Name: Dead Tree 01 Species count Stems per ACRE Stem count size (ares) size (ACRES) Table 5. Total Stems by Plot and Species (continued) PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T Acer rubrum red maple Tree Betula nigra river birch Tree 444333 222111222333 Celtis occidentalis common hackberry Tree 1 1 1 Cercis canadensis eastern redbud Tree 1 1 1 Diospyros virginiana common persimmon Tree 2 2 2 3 3 3 224 Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Tree 333111 111 Juglans nigra black walnut Tree Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Tree Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Tree 2 2 2 1 1 1 118111333 111222 Morus rubra red mulberry Tree 111 111 Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Tree 111 Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Tree 2 113 444114 Prunus serotina black cherry Tree 64 Quercus oak Tree 3 3 3 Quercus alba white oak Tree 222 Quercus lyrata overcup oak Tree Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak Tree 222666555444111333333222222 444 Quercus nigra water oak Tree 2 2 2 222 222333 Quercus rubra northern red oak Tree 111 Ulmus americana American elm Tree 222555 3312111 Viburnum dentatum southern arrowwood Shrub 222 12121213131310101010101088171010101111135559918111117101019 555444444444667444555222555556556 485.6 485.6 485.6 526.1 526.1 526.1 404.7 404.7 404.7 404.7 404.7 404.7 323.7 323.7 688 404.7 404.7 404.7 445.2 445.2 526.1 202.3 202.3 202.3 364.2 364.2 728.4 445.2 445.2 688 404.7 404.7 768.9 Color for Density Exceeds requirements by 10% PnoLS = Planted excluding livestakes Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10% P‐all = Planting including livestakes Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10% T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakes Fails to meet requirements by more than 10% T includes natural recruits 22010_01‐01‐0012 Current Plot Data (MY2 2023) 22010_01‐01‐0019 22010_01‐01‐002022010_01‐01‐0013 22010_01‐01‐0014 22010_01‐01‐0015 22010_01‐01‐0016 22010_01‐01‐0017 22010_01‐01‐0018 22010_01‐01‐0021 22010_01‐01‐0022 1 0.020.02 1 0.02 11 0.02 0.02 size (ares) size (ACRES) Species count Stems per ACRE Project Code 22010_01.  Project Name: Dead Tree 01 Scientific Name Common Name Species Type Stem count 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 Table 5. Total Stems by Plot and Species (continued) PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T Acer rubrum red maple Tree 10 Betula nigra river birch Tree 3 3 3 1 1 1 111333 111111 Celtis occidentalis common hackberry Tree 3 3 3 2 2 2 222111111111 555 Cercis canadensis eastern redbud Tree 222111 Diospyros virginiana common persimmon Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1 Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Tree 2 2 2 444114 Juglans nigra black walnut Tree 7 Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Tree 20 26 Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Tree 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 15 1 1 20 Morus rubra red mulberry Tree 2 2 2 1 1 1 333222222 Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Tree 777 111 Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Tree 228222 333 Prunus serotina black cherry Tree Quercus oak Tree 222 Quercus alba white oak Tree Quercus lyrata overcup oak Tree Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak Tree 888444 222222111 Quercus nigra water oak Tree 1 1 1 555333 777222222 Quercus rubra northern red oak Tree 111 Ulmus americana American elm Tree 6 1 1 1 444333111111 222222 Viburnum dentatum southern arrowwood Shrub 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 333666 7 7 19 13 13 13 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 11 11 11 13 13 13 16 16 43 15 15 41 11 11 31 16 16 42 334555555555555555666778778667556 283.3 283.3 768.9 526.1 526.1 526.1 485.6 485.6 485.6 404.7 404.7 404.7 485.6 485.6 485.6 445.2 445.2 445.2 526.1 526.1 526.1 647.5 647.5 1740 607 607 1659 445.2 445.2 1255 647.5 647.5 1700 Color for Density Exceeds requirements by 10% PnoLS = Planted excluding livestakes Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10% P‐all = Planting including livestakes Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10% T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakes Fails to meet requirements by more than 10% T includes natural recruits Current Plot Data (MY2 2023) 111 0.02 0.02 0.02 22010_01‐01‐0023 22010_01‐01‐0024 Stems per ACRE 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 Project Code 22010_01.  Project Name: Dead Tree 01 Scientific Name Common Name Species Type Stem count size (ares) size (ACRES) Species count 0.02 1 0.02 22010_01‐01‐0025 22010_01‐01‐0026 22010_01‐01‐0027 22010_01‐01‐0028 22010_01‐01‐0029 22010_01‐01‐0030 22010_01‐01‐0031 22010_01‐01‐0032 22010_01‐01‐0033 Table 5. Total Stems by Plot and Species (continued) PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T Acer rubrum red maple Tree Betula nigra river birch Tree 111111333222 222 Celtis occidentalis common hackberry Tree 999 333333111111444 Cercis canadensis eastern redbud Tree 111 222 Diospyros virginiana common persimmon Tree 111 3 Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Tree 4 4 4 111111 Juglans nigra black walnut Tree Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Tree Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Tree 1 1 1 113111 Morus rubra red mulberry Tree 111 111 Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Tree 111 Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Tree 2 2 2 2 2 2 Prunus serotina black cherry Tree Quercus oak Tree 1 1 1 2 2 2 Quercus alba white oak Tree 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 5 5 2 2 2 Quercus lyrata overcup oak Tree 111 Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak Tree 2 2 2 3 3 3 111999151515 Quercus nigra water oak Tree 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 Quercus rubra northern red oak Tree 111 Ulmus americana American elm Tree 888111 222 666 Viburnum dentatum southern arrowwood Shrub 111 7779998881111111818181414142222222020208813777666 555222444555444888666333334555333 283.3 283.3 283.3 364.2 364.2 364.2 323.7 323.7 323.7 445.2 445.2 445.2 728.4 728.4 728.4 566.6 566.6 566.6 890.3 890.3 890.3 809.4 809.4 809.4 323.7 323.7 526.1 283.3 283.3 283.3 242.8 242.8 242.8 Color for Density Exceeds requirements by 10% PnoLS = Planted excluding livestakes Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10% P‐all = Planting including livestakes Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10% T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakes Fails to meet requirements by more than 10% T includes natural recruits Current Plot Data (MY2 2023) 22010_01‐01‐0044 1111 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 22010_01‐01‐0041 22010_01‐01‐0042 22010_01‐01‐0043 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.02 Project Code 22010_01.  Project Name: Dead Tree 01 Scientific Name Common Name Species Type Stem count size (ares) size (ACRES) 22010_01‐01‐0034 22010_01‐01‐0035 22010_01‐01‐0036 22010_01‐01‐0037 22010_01‐01‐0038 22010_01‐01‐0039 22010_01‐01‐0040 Species count Stems per ACRE Table 5. Total Stems by Plot and Species (continued) PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T Acer rubrum red maple Tree 10 Betula nigra river birch Tree 444111222 454545444444545454 Celtis occidentalis common hackberry Tree 1 1 1 44 44 44 55 55 55 60 60 60 Cercis canadensis eastern redbud Tree 1 1 1 111111161616222222505050 Diospyros virginiana common persimmon Tree 333222 262631262626242424 Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Tree 1 1 1 25 25 28 28 28 28 38 38 38 Juglans nigra black walnut Tree 7 Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Tree 46 Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Tree 1 1 1 29 29 112 30 30 30 39 39 39 Morus rubra red mulberry Tree 111111111111333333363636363636 Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Tree 333111 333202020232323262626 Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Tree 2 2 2 777111 292942272727313131 Prunus serotina black cherry Tree 10 Quercus oak Tree 13 13 13 24 24 24 40 40 40 Quercus alba white oak Tree 1 1 1 22 22 22 25 25 25 23 23 23 Quercus lyrata overcup oak Tree 1 1 1 2 2 2 Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak Tree 1 1 1 99 99 99 110 110 110 123 123 123 Quercus nigra water oak Tree 1 1 1 2 2 2 48 48 48 53 53 53 59 59 59 Quercus rubra northern red oak Tree 111111 999555555 Ulmus americana American elm Tree 222111535368545454505050 Viburnum dentatum southern arrowwood Shrub 3 3 3 21 21 21 18 18 18 17 17 17 12 12 12 14 14 14 10 10 10 7 7 7 10 10 10 534 534 726 580 580 580 675 675 675 777888444555777171721161616161616 485.6 485.6 485.6 566.6 566.6 566.6 404.7 404.7 404.7 283.3 283.3 283.3 404.7 404.7 404.7 441 441 599.6 479 479 479 557.5 557.5 557.5 Color for Density Exceeds requirements by 10% PnoLS = Planted excluding livestakes Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10% P‐all = Planting including livestakes Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10% T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakes Fails to meet requirements by more than 10% T includes natural recruits Annual Means MY2 (2023) MY1 (2022) MY0 (2022)22010_01‐01‐0045 22010_01‐01‐0046 22010_01‐01‐0047 22010_01‐01‐0048 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.02 49 1.21 49 1.21 49 1.21 Current Plot Data (MY2 2023) 22010_01‐01‐0049 Project Code 22010_01.  Project Name: Dead Tree 01 Scientific Name Common Name Species Type Stem count size (ares) size (ACRES) Species count Stems per ACRE Dead Tree Phase A Site MY2 (2023) Vegetation Monitoring Photographs Dead Tree Phase A Site Appendix B: Visual Assessment Data MY2 Monitoring Report – December 2023 Plot 8Plot 7 Plot 1 Plot 2 Plot 3 Plot 4 Plot 5 Plot 6 Dead Tree Phase A Site MY2 (2023) Vegetation Monitoring Photographs Dead Tree Phase A Site Appendix B: Visual Assessment Data MY2 Monitoring Report – December 2023 Plot 15 Plot 9 Plot 10 Plot 11 Plot 12 Plot 13 Plot 14 Plot 16 Dead Tree Phase A Site MY2 (2023) Vegetation Monitoring Photographs Dead Tree Phase A Site Appendix B: Visual Assessment Data MY2 Monitoring Report – December 2023 Plot 23 Plot 17 Plot 18 Plot 19 Plot 20 Plot 21 Plot 22 Plot 24 Dead Tree Phase A Site MY2 (2023) Vegetation Monitoring Photographs Dead Tree Phase A Site Appendix B: Visual 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